Device for supporting window-shades from upper sashes



W. LINDNER. DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING wmoow SHADES FROM/UPPER SASHES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 25, I920.

Patented Dec. 14, 1920. $9.1.

LSGLSSL Inventor:

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM LINDNER, OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. 14, 1920.

Application filed May 25, 1920. Serial No. 384,049.

T 0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM LINDNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Savannah, in the county of Chatham and State of Georgia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices forSupporting VVindow-Shades from Upper Sashes, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in a device forsupporting window shades from the upper sash and has for an object toprovide a device that may be quickly and readily secured to any sizesash and support a shade of any width.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device that may be madeup and assembled with a minimum amount of labor, the entire deviceconsisting of simply two side brackets and two cross bars the bracketsbeing adjustable as to length so that the shade may be positionedproperly regardless of the depth of the casing and the cross barsadjustable as to length so that the proper width curtain may be used.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a device, as willshortly be described more fully in detail, wherein the cross pieces notonly are adjustable and provide a strong support for the shade but alsoare so constructed as to form a guard for the shade, protecting it fromthe rain, dust, etc.

Still another object of the invention is to provide the supportingdevice for the shade that although quickly and readily adjustable to thedepth of the casing and the width of the shade will at the same time bevery rigid when in its set position.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a supporting devicefor a window shade that will allow for better ventilation, prolong thelife of the shade, and may be quickly and readily adjusted to thedifferent requirements; one that may be first placed in position bylowering the upper sash rather than climbing on some object, and at thesame time to provide a device that is relatively cheap to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view my invention relates to certain newand novel features and combinations of parts as will be hereinafter morefully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings:

- Figure 1 is a view in elevation of my improved device, a portion ofthe guard broken away for the sake of clearness;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. at is a perspective of one portion of a side bracket;

Fig. 5 is a similar view of the other portion; and V Fig. 6 is afragmentary perspective of the guard and cross bar.

Referring now to the drawings showing a preferred form of my device, itwill be seen that the device consists of two side brackets l and 2, andas they are identical a descrip tion of one will be sufficient.

As shown in Figs. & and 5 the bracket consists of two arms or portions 3and 4, the arm 3 having a body portion 5 and the angularly disposed lip6 which is perforated as at 7 for the reception of fastening screws.

The body portion is depressed to form a strengthening rib 8, which ribis slotted as at 9.

The outer portion or arm 4: has its body portion 10 provided with asimilar rib 11 which is likewise provided with a slot 12 and at theouter end of the body portion is the angularly disposed short arm 13having the rib 15, this being simply a continuation of the rib l1, and aslot 16 is shown cut therein.

The arm 4 of the bracket will be placed along its cooperating arm 3, theouter surface of the rib 8 fitting snugly along the inner surface of therib 11, and a bolt passed through the alined slots 9 and 12 on whichwill be placed a nut 17 which when drawn up will tightly clamp the twoarms of the bracket in a set position.

Of course the arm a of the bracket will be pulled out to give the properlength, it depending on the depth of the casing.

By providing the two cooperating ribs as mentioned the bracket will beheld from sagging, that is one arm with relation to the other, and thebracket will be also stronger than otherwise would be the case.

As mentioned heretofore two of these brackets are used, both beingsecured by screws to the top bar 18 of the upper sash 19 of the casing20, the brackets disposed, however, so that the short arms 13 will bothextend inwardly.

Referring now to the cross bars 21 and roe 22, and inasmuch as they aresimilar in construction a description of the one will be a descriptionof the other, it will be seen that a body portion 23 is provided with alongitudinally extending central rib 24C, and extending upwardly andoutwardly and slightly downwardly is the integral member 25 whichprovides a covering or guard for the shade 26 when the same is inposition.

At the outer end of the cross bar 21 is the side 27 which is slotted asat 28 for the reception of the pintle 29 of the shade. The bar isslotted near its outer end as at 30 for the reception of a bolt 31 whichslot will be in alinement with the slot 16 formed in the outer short arm13 of the arm 4 of the bracket, and a nut 32 will be used to tightlyhold the cross bar to the bracket.

As-seen in Figs. 1 and 2' the inner. end of the body portion of thecross bar 21 is further slotted as at 83,'so that when the two crossbars are placed in position the width of the combined cross bars may beadjusted to suit the conditions. Bolts and nuts 34 tightly clamp thesebars in their desired position.

By providing these inner slots 33 the proper width of the cross bar ismade possible ant by providing the outer slots and the slots in theshort arms the cross bars may be clamped quickly to the aforementionedbrackets.

By providing the longitudinally extending ribs in the cross bars as wellas the brackets a construction is formed wherein the cooperating ribswill extend throughout the length of the l rackets and throughout thecross bars, or in other words through the entire length of the device,thereby preventing any sagging of any of the parts with relation to eachother.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a device ofrelatively great strength, capable of adjustment to any of the manyvarying conditions to be found in different windows; and at the sametime one that will be relatively cheap to manufacture and easilyassembled when installed.

Also many advantages are obtained in securing my device as shown to theupper sash as better ventilation is afforded, the shade will not blowback and forth in the wind and it will be protected from the rain evenif the upper sash is down.

I am aware that it is old in the art to se cure a shade to the uppersash and do not broadly claim the same. hat I do claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. A device for supporting a window shade tothe upper sash of a window comprising two brackets each of said bracketsformed of two sliding cooperable parts, a cross bar formed of twoslidable cooperating parts, means for clamping the brackets in a setposition, means for clamping the two portions of the cross bar in a setposit-ion, means for clamping the cross bar to said brackets, and saidcross bar having an integral guard formed at its top and extendingoutwardly.

2. A device for supporting a window shade to the sash of a windowcomprising two brackets each of said brackets being adj ustable as tolength and means for holding them in their set position, a cross barformed of two parts and also adjustable as to length and means forholding them in an adjusted position, the said parts of said cross barbeing provided with an upwardly and outwardly extending portion toprovide a guard, the inner ends of said parts of said cross bar and theguard overlapping when in adjusted position, said brackets and saidcross bar having a depressed longitudinally extending rib formedtherein, all of said ribs forming one continuous rib when all of saidparts are in an adjusted position.

3. A device for supporting a window shadefrom the upper bar of a windowsash comprising two brackets each of said brackets formed of two partsslidingly adjustable and means for holding them in a set position theouter parts of each bracket being bent inwardly to form short arms, ribsformed in each part of said brackets and ribs formed in theaforementioned short arms, the rib formedin the one part of each bracketfitting within the rib formed in the adjacent part of each bracket, across bar formed of two parts slidingly adjustable and having a guardformed at the upper portion of each part of the cross bar, ribs formedin each part of the cross bar and adapted to fit one within the otherand this continuous rib fitting within the ribs formed in the short armsof the bracket, and means for clamping the cross bar to said short arms.V

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WILLIAM LINDNER.

